Alpaca Owners Association, Inc. (AOA) would like to recognize the breeders that participate in the AOA National Halter Show and the AOA National Fleece Show. Breeder cups are awarded at both shows, separated by breed. Four breeder cups are awarded in three divisions: Classic, Vintage, and Heirloom. Points are awarded and accrued separately for entries and placements in each category. Cups will be awarded to the breeders who achieve the highest point average based upon their total points accrued and their number of entries in their respective cup divisions. Winners will be announced at the shows after the results are tabulated.
A breeder must have a minimum of two entries in a category to be eligible. The cup division will be assigned to each farm using the number of active registered female alpacas per breed as reflected in the AOA database on the date show registration closes. Entries will be based on AOA certificates.
Cottage fleece and spin-off classes are not eligible.
There are three levels of tiebreakers for this award.
If there is a percentage tie, show management will first break the tie on the highest number of entries that was achieved to gain the percentage. The ranch that acquired the percentage with the most entries will win the tie.
Example:
Ranch A ended the show with 7% and a total entries count of 4.
Ranch B ended the show with 7% and a total entries count of 2.
Ranch A will be declared the winner.
If there is still a tie after using Level I, then show management will review all winnings of the ranches in question and the ranch with the most first place awards will win the tie.
Example:
Ranch A ended the show with four 1st place ribbons.
Ranch B ended the show with three 1st place ribbons.
Ranch A will be declared the winner.
If there is still a tie after using the Level I and Level 2 tie-breaker system, then show management will assign multipliers to the 1st place awards given to the ranches. The multipliers will be based on the size of the classes that the 1st place awards were given.
Example:
Class Size |
Multiplier |
1 | 1.1 |
2 | 1.2 |
3 | 1.3 |
4 | 1.4 |
5 | 1.5 |
6 | 1.6 |
Each first place ribbon awarded to the ranches will be reassigned the new point with the multiplier and the ranch awards will be re-calculated with these points to determine the winners.
Halter Cup | |
Classic Cup Huacaya Liberty Alpacas |
Classic Cup Suri Alpacas of El Dorado |
Vintage Cup Huacaya Xanadu Farm Alpacas |
Vintage Cup Suri Triple H Ranch |
Heirloom Cup Huacaya The Alpacas of Phantasy Pharm |
Heirloom Cup Suri Hasselbring’s Harmony Ranch |
Fleece Cup | |
Classic Cup Huacaya Holdfast Farms |
Classic Cup Suri Briarwood Acres |
Vintage Cup Huacaya Plateau Breeze Ranch |
Vintage Cup Suri Whistling Pines Ranch |
Heirloom Cup Huacaya Cas-Cad-Nac Farm, LLC |
Heirloom Cup Suri Alpacas at Windy Hill |